Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists that the injury suffered in Tuesday’s friendly Virgil van Dijk with Red Bull Salzburg is no cause for concern.
The Dutch foreigner sent off in the 55th minute of the Reds’ 2-2 draw in Austria after suffering a head cut.
Klopp, however, demonstrated after the attack that the 29-year-old is expected to suffer lasting effects.
“It looks like Virg now got a piercing and put a cast on him,” he told Liverpool’s official website. “This is not and is not a problem. At the moment, of course, it’s not right, but there may not be any problems.”
Liverpool will face Arsenal in the Community Shield on Saturday before launching their Premier League name defence Leeds United on 12 September.
Rhian Brewster scored a double on the bench when Liverpool returned two to save a draw against Salzburg in their last pre-season friendly.
Klopp re-appointed a team and gave Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson, Georginio Wijnaldum, Joe Gomez, Neco Williams and Alisson one hour each.
The Premier League champions were behind in 3 minutes when Patson Daka left Fabinho on the property and ran for a great finish against Alisson.
Daka doubled his t-10 minutes of Salzburg when he walked away from Van Dijk and directed Mergim Berisha’s pass home.
A blockade of Albert Vallci’s line of purpose kept Mane at bay before half-time, while Van Dijk was forced to leave after suffering a head cut after the resumption. He replaced after 55 minutes through Nat Phillips.
Brewster scored in the 3-0 win over Stuttgart on Saturday and continued as one of seven adjustments after the hour. He shot the end of a complex maneuver to halve the deficit by the 720th minute.
The 20-year-old striker, who spent part of last season on loan at Swansea City, finished the tie in an empty 20-metre net after Alexander Walke left the line to face a bad header from Oumar Solet and kicked. an authorization for Curtis Jones.